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Information and communication technology to improve school participation among upper secondary school students with special educational needs.
- Source :
- Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy; Apr2023, Vol. 30 Issue 3, p311-321, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Evidence-based information and communication technology (ICT) interventions to enhance school participation among students with special educational needs (SEN) are required. To evaluate the impact of an ICT intervention on school participation among upper secondary school students with special educational needs. Data on 300 students' assessments with the School Setting Interview (SSI), grades and school attendance were used in this quasi-experimental study, with a one-group pretest-posttest design. Descriptive and inferential statistics and effect size were used, as well as Rasch analysis to generate interval data on the students' ordinal SSI ratings. In the ICT intervention (median time eight hours), 54% of the students received a tablet, and software concerned with planning and structure was received by 85%. After the ICT intervention, a significant decrease in perceived need for adjustments in school activities was found on a group level and 30% of the students improved their school attendance. Students who benefitted the most from the ICT intervention had few adjustment needs in school activities and no special educational support at baseline. An ICT intervention is promising for improving school participation among upper secondary school students with SEN. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SPECIAL education
INFERENTIAL statistics
STATISTICS
CONFIDENCE intervals
RESEARCH methodology
MANN Whitney U Test
PRE-tests & post-tests
PSYCHOMETRICS
COMMUNICATION
SCHOOLS
RESEARCH funding
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
QUESTIONNAIRES
CHI-squared test
DATA analysis
JUDGMENT sampling
DATA analysis software
INFORMATION technology
HIGH school students
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 11038128
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 162597793
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2021.1998610